“You know guys who have tears during the season, and you say, ‘I hope it never happens to me.’ It happened to me.

“All types of things go through your head. You get mixed feelings from different people.

“You have to put the mental cap on and show what you can do. Pat helped me a lot, during the season and the off-season, to get back.”

After sitting out last year’s training camp, Rambo hasn’t missed a session in this spring, and he’s happy about that.

This off-season was a chance to go through the normal routine of preparation, and at age 32, he feels as strong as ever.

“I got a chance to rest my legs a bit,” Rambo said. “Last year, I was rehabbing as soon as I was done with surgery. Off-season was like in season for me. I was working hard the whole time to get ready.

“This off-season that just passed, I took about a month off and relaxed my knee so it could get back strong and healthy. I got back into the regular routine.”